SABC Bill scrapping "death knell" for public broadcaster — Parliament committee chair

[Hanno Labuschagne]

SABC Bill scrapping "death knell" for public broadcaster — Parliament committee chair

The chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on communications, Khusela Diko, has slammed the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies' reported decision to withdraw the SABC Bill.

In a statement on 10 November 2024, Diko noted the development with "grave concern" and said the committee had not yet been formally notified of the proposed legislation's withdrawal, in accordance with the National Assembly's rules.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

With a surname like Diko, i would refrain from making any sort of statements

 

[FiestaST]

Pretty…err…characterful hairdo there.

Not my style personally but YMMV.

 

[Supervan II]

Good!

Next: SAPO

 

[Bliksis]

Good!

Next: SAPO

Next: DailyInvestor

 

[RedViking]

Please merge with existing thread

Death knell for the SABC

Death knell for the SABC Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies chairperson, Khusela Diko, warned the SABC is at serious risk.

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[Bliksis]

Please merge with existing thread

Death knell for the SABC

Death knell for the SABC Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies chairperson, Khusela Diko, warned the SABC is at serious risk.

mybroadband.co.za

You've got jokes.

Only they are allowed to start similar threads and fragmented discussions, not us mere forumites.

 

[Thorium]

 

[The Trutherizer]

As far as I'm concerned the SABC was dead the moment I heard they're paying many rondo actors tens of millions of Rands per contract, for crappy series, sitcoms and shows. As if they're superstars raking in even more for the company, as if for super profitable productions.

News flash. The SABC was running at a loss for years. There's nothing profitable on SABC. Mostly because of crap like that.

Reality of course. They were trying to manufacture some kind of star ecosystem. But it's just not how such things develop organically. And the golden age of television is over in any case.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

With a surname like Diko, i would refrain from making any sort of statements

Even more so, if you are an ANC minister, with a sorta Zebra hairdo. Ooof!!!

 

[oros]

There will always be a "clever" critics who doesn't know the facts or issues......

 

[Bad Ballie]

If the ANC has a duty to provide information through the SABC then that's the governments problem not the consumer, The government must pay for it out of it's own pocket. On could successfully argue that charging a license fee of any sort inhibits access to it's platform, it does not make access any easier for the vast majority of the country who can't even afford the TV license fee. Not that we should be paying for things the ANC promised would be free, Not our fault the ANC's word isn't worth the breath wasted giving it.

 

[Brian_G]

No ways they'll let their precious ANC mouthpiece die.

 

[PaulGherkin]

No ways they'll let their precious ANC mouthpiece die.

All good communist regimes have a mouthpiece, needed for transmission of propaganda.

 

[oros]

Ahh, the mamparas of life and government ......